***Official** West Indies in England***

[pskov]

I'm hoping we'll not bother with the follow-on.

I think that with the impending weather it would be foolish to not ask for the follow on if the opportunity presents itself.

 

[Richard]

Maybe. But a recent article by Kamran Akmal made me think that the follow-on is almost always a bad idea.

 

[simmy]

If KP stays in then I reckon we'll do it

Tbf if Vaughan stays in we can do it also. He scores fast when he is batting this well.

 

[simmy]

Maybe. But a recent article by Kamran Akmal made me think that the follow-on is almost always a bad idea.

Meh, if you can enforce go for it I say.

It gives you the best chance of winning with inclement weather likely.

 

[GIMH]

I'm hoping we'll not bother with the follow-on.

Richard, of all people you should know better than to get ahead of yourself at this point!!! I, personally panic whenever KP gets out, reagrdless of the fact that the three people batting below him have all scored centuries in their last match

Us FTW though

 

[Richard]

Meh, if you can enforce go for it I say.

It gives you the best chance of winning with inclement weather likely.

He scores fast when he's scoring - simple as. Same with Pietersen. They're strokeplayers, and when the bowling's this abysmal they'll score and score fast.

Given good weather and these two staying in (both of which are no-guarantees), though, 400 is a distinct possibility.

 

[GIMH]

Maybe. But a recent article by Kamran Akmal made me think that the follow-on is almost always a bad idea.

What was this article Rich?

 

[Richard]

Meh, if you can enforce go for it I say.

It gives you the best chance of winning with inclement weather likely.

But in recent years it's almost invariably resulted in bowlers getting injured.

 

[GIMH]

He scores fast when he's scoring - simple as. Same with Pietersen. They're strokeplayers, and when the bowling's this abysmal they'll score and score fast.

Given good weather and these two staying in (both of which are no-guarantees), though, 400 is a distinct possibility.

Not wishing to jinx, but as I'm not superstitious I have no qualms making this post - but Vaughan's conversion rate from 50-100 is pretty good innit? Should be maintained here.

 

[GIMH]

But in recent years it's almost invariably resulted in bowlers getting injured.

Yes, fair point. Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff, the two bowlers that were responsible for bringing the Ashes home

 

[Richard]

What was this article Rich?

Can't find it online, TBH - doesn't seem to have been published yet. It's in Wisden 2007, though.

 

[Richard]

Yes, fair point. Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff, the two bowlers that were responsible for bringing the Ashes home

And there are loads of others from other countries.

 

[grecian]

Not wishing to jinx, but as I'm not superstitious I have no qualms making this post - but Vaughan's conversion rate from 50-100 is pretty good innit? Should be maintained here.

 

[simmy]

But in recent years it's almost invariably resulted in bowlers getting injured.

Well it depends on how long it takes to bowl them out obviously. If say less than a day then I am all for a follow on! Especially considering that Panesar will almost certainly bowl a lot, even on this track.

 

[Poker Boy]

I think the article was in this year's Wisden.

 

[Richard]

Well it depends on how long it takes to bowl them out obviously. If say less than a day then I am all for a follow on! Especially considering that Panesar will almost certainly bowl a lot, even on this track.

Oh, quite. There's no sense in batting again if, say, you bowl your oppo out in their first-innings on the last day. But that don't often happen.

 

[GIMH]

And there are loads of others from other countries.

Yeah of course. Thought you were referring to us specifically. I don't blame Ponting for not enforcing the follow on in Brisbane. He would have regretted it had we scored 600 and won mind you

 

[Richard]

I think the article was in this year's Wisden.

It was. I already mentioned that tho.

 

[Richard]

Yeah of course. Thought you were referring to us specifically. I don't blame Ponting for not enforcing the follow on in Brisbane. He would have regretted it had we scored 600 and won mind you

What about if we'd scored 600 in the follow-on? Might just have won then, too.

 

[GIMH]

Harmy would have racked their target in wides alone the way he was bowling in that match